Gens:

AEDIUS

Created:

24th January 2014

Update:

28th October 2020

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Local magistrate:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

n/a

Senatorial

Balbus, Celer

Equestrian

n/a

Equestrian (mil)

n/a

Local magistrat.

Ianuarius, Optatus

Uncertain

no cognomen

Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors

n/a

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Family from Allifae in Samnium. AE-1990-222 with stemma based on Camodeca.

Literature

Alföldy: Fasti Hispanienses (1969) p.150-153, 175, 276, 278 (Celer, he dates his q cos to L. Visellius in 24 AD and the Camillus not to the cos of 8 but L. Arruntius

Camillus Scribonianus, legatus in 31 AD, procos Creta in 31/32 or 32/33; does not decide on gentilicium)

Baldwin: Fasti Cretae and Cyrenarum (1983) p.151-155 (§21 [M. Arrunti]us M.f. Celer, governor 32/33; Baldwin argues that the career of this man, usually identified

as an Aedius, fits with an Arruntius. He thus follows Alföldy)

Camodeca, Giuseppe: "Problemi di storia sociale in Alife Romana. Le gentes senatorie degli Aedii e dei Granii e i ceti dirigenti del primo principato",

in Luigi Di Cosmo (Hrsg.): Il territorio Alifano. Archeologia, arte, storia. Atti del convegno, S. Angelo d’Alife, 26 aprile 1987. S. Angelo d’Alife 1990. S. 123–143

and in Camodeca: "I ceti dirigenti di rango senatorio, equestre e decurionale della Campania romana I", Napoli, 2008, p.71-92 (detailed discussion of inscription

CIL-IX-2335 (= ILS961) of [M. Aedi]us M.f. Celer, his timeline disagrees with timeline of Alföldy above)

Camodeca, Giuseppe: "La carriera e la famiglia del senatore M. Aedius Ba[lbus], per commendationem Ti. Caesaris Augusti consul ab Senatu destinatus,

Riedizione di CIL IX 2341+2343 E 2342", in M. Silvestrini, T. Spagnuolo Vigorita, G. Volpe: Studi in onore di Francesco Grelle , Bari, 2006, p.27-37

and in Camodeca: "I ceti dirigenti di rango senatorio, equestre e decurionale della Campania romana I", Napoli, 2008 p.93-112 with stemma p.109

(he proposes that Balbus is the brother of Celer not Celer's father)

Hillebrand: Vigintivirat (2006) p.173-174 (§9 M. Aedius Celer, X vir stlit iudic c.6/7 AD)

Raepsaet-Charlier: PFOS (1987) stemma XI Aedii and Servilii

Schneider: Zusammensetzung des römischen Senates (1942), p.61 (§200a (…]us Celer, procs Creta et Crene, under Tiberius)

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.173-174 (Aedii relationship to Servilii; Settipanni interpolates a M. Aedius as son of Aedius Celer and father of Aedia Servilia, possible

but not in my opinion necessary)

Syme Ronald: "The Historian Servilius Nonianus", in Hermes, Bd.92, 1964, p.413-414 (also In Ten Studies in Tacitus p.97-98) suggests that M. Aletus

in Tacitus Annales 2.47.4 is not a corruption of Ateius, but of Aedius (Aidius). He also discusses Aedia Srvilia.

Thomasson: Fasti Africani (1996) p.130 (§1 [M. Aedi]us Celer, legatus of procos Furius Camillus 17/18?)

Wiseman: New Men (1971) p.279 (§520 Aedius ?, cos destinatus')

Changes

2020.10.28 New header, reference list plus many updates

REPUBLIC

IMPERIAL

(M. Granius)

G211 RE14 LP27-4

M. Aedius

(Grania M.f)

M. Granius Marcellus

ab Allifae

procos Bithynia 14/15

avunculus of Celer

LP38-14

C626

RE Celer1 Laet565

PIR1-inc2 AE2006-361 Laet435

G212

RE15

[M. Aedi]us M.f. Celer

[M.Ae]dius M.f. Ba[lbus]

M. Granius Marcianus

trib Ter., inscription Alifae,

senator from Allifae,

governor Hisp Ult post 22

X vir stlit iudic, q of cos M. Furius Camillus 8 AD

q Aug, tr pl, pr,

consobrinus of Celer

leg in Apulia vs slave revolt 9/10

leg of Tiberius,

aed cer c.11 (pr c.13), leg in Bithynia 14/15

commended by Tiberius to senate as

leg of procos Africa M. Furius Camillus 17/18

cos destinatus c.20 AD

procos Creta et Cyrene 19/20 or 21/22

?? = M. Aletus (? Ateius) praetorius 17AD (A1278)

leg of cousin Granius Marcianus in Hisp Ult post 22

(proposal by Syme)

~ Servilia (FOS709), ? dt of M. Servilius cos ord 3 AD

or married to M. Aedius Balbus in stead

A114

RE1 FOS6

ILS6515

AE1992-1768

Aedia M.f. Servilia

L. Aedius

L. Aedius L.f. Optatus

M. Aedius M.f.

attested 51

Augustalis at Allifae

trib. Ter., from Allifae

~ M'. Acilius Aviola cos ord 54

q Aug at Alifae

soldier for 27 years

↓

† aged 56 in Africa

mid 1st century

AE1982-958

L. Aedius Ianuarius

curial of Thamaguda in Africa 211/212

UNCERTAIN DATE